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Jamaican busted with cocaine in deodorant bottles at GPO

A Jamaican national was nabbed at the Guyana Post Office Corporation (GPOC) attempting to smuggle a quantity of the illegal substance in deodorant bottles. According...

Bolt Big in Brazil

A veteran Brazilian journalist says that Usain Bolt is more popular than all of Brazil’s top sports personalities, including Pele, Formula One champion Ayrton...

Fly Allways enters Guyana market with flights to Barbados, Suriname

By Jainarine Deonauth With a promise to be a very competitive player in the industry, new Surinamese airline, Fly Allways, has entered the Guyana market...

Heart-breaking search continues for T&T girl, step-dad

(Trinidad Express) The search continued on Monday for teenager Renisha Basdeo and her 50-year-old step father, Deoraj Harridass, who disappeared in the waters near...

Sangakkara praises Tallawahs spirit after Hero CPL victory

The Jamaica Tallawahs have won the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for a second time and speaking after their brilliant all round display at...

Using words ‘terrorist’ and ‘bomb’ lands LIAT passenger in police custody

A man is in police custody after being taken off a LIAT flight at the V.C Bird International Airport, over remarks he made to...

Backlash! – Outrage over Sammy sacking as local fans mull boycott

(CMC) — Daren Sammy’s apparent axing as West Indies Twenty20 captain has sparked outrage among West Indies cricket fans across the Caribbean, with several...

Rush for US visas in Jamaica

(Jamaica Observer) The United States Embassy in Kingston has confirmed that all interview dates for nonimmigrant visas have been exhausted for the rest of the...

Caricom to measure contribution of international community to economies

 The Caribbean Community (Caricom) says it will be measuring the contribution of international trade in services to the economies of the 15 member states...

Oil spill readiness: Guyanese company says can respond within 24 hours

President David Granger on Friday commissioned Guyana’s first oil spill response operation service at the Gaico Wharf at Nismes, West Bank Demerara. Gaico Oil Spill...

Recent Articles

Another person charged for murder of miners at Arimu Backdam

A pensioner is the latest person charged by the police in connection with the murder of two miners at Arimu Backdam, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) last...

President Ali dispels claims of discrimination

President Irfaan Ali has sought to dispel claims of his party discriminating against some communities and administrative regions in its development programmes. The President...

“We have to win the 2025 elections and win them massively” – Jagdeo

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) is hosting its Congress at an important juncture since the country’s next General and Regional Elections are slated for...

“We will fly our flags in and out of elections” – Teixeira to Opposition

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Executive Member Gail Teixeira on today said her party will continue to display its party colours and flags across the...

GHDS to host “Sanskriti” in G/Town, Berbice to mark Indian Arrival Day

The Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (GHDB) will host Sanskriti – a celebration of Our Heritage, Our Culture, Our Traditions - for two days to...

$543.6M for vital bridge rehabilitation in Region Four

The Ministry of Public Works has allocated a significant sum of $543.6 million for the rehabilitation of vital bridges across Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), enhancing...

Removal of Marxism-Leninism from Party’s Constitution among proposals as PPP 32nd Congress gets underway...

The People’s Progressive Party’s 32ndCongress gets underway today and during the two-day forum, the ruling party is expected to consider several proposals made by...

GRA reviewing invoices in 2nd oil audit to detect overstatements – VP Jagdeo

Following the recent detection of a false declaration on oil well equipment that was imported on behalf of ExxonMobil, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)...

Father of 4 killed after rescuing fellow villager from attackers

Joseph Forde, a 44-year-old contractor of Middle Street, Sparendaam, East Coast Demerara (ECD), lost his life on Thursday evening after he was chopped and...

Prisoner further remanded for murder of cellmate

See full statement from the Guyana Police Force: A 23-year-old prisoner, Shamar Davis called Stamma of Lot 56 B Field, Sophia who has been on...